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[Edit] I've adjusted my score down because I feel the quality of the site is slipping. Updates are slowing down - there is now only one half-movie per week, and even that seems unreliable. Add in its hefty price tag (in US$), and it's simply not as good an experience as it once was.
-- Original Review --
This is the main video website for Video Art Holland, one of the most renowned and venerable teen-porn producers in Europe.
The site releases one DVD-length movie per week, almost all of which is new exclusive content. Once in a while, a new movie will contain previously released content, but that's not necessarily a bad thing (see below).
The models are generally hot, often amateurish-looking, and look like they're having a lot of fun. Many of the sets have this bright-color, home-setting theme that adds to the "teenie" feel. The content overall is exceptional, well-produced, and full of hot girls.
That said, the list of cons is long, even if each con is somewhat minor.
First, the movies are grouped by DVD title and series name, making it pretty much impossible to search by a particular model, theme, or type of action (hardcore, lez, solo, etc.). You literally need to go through every series and movie to find the scenes you want; there's a free-text search, but it's not very helpful.
Second, there's a huge dropoff in video bitrate/resolution for movies prior to a certain date. This is unfortunate, because some of their best and hardest-to-find content is from that period. Once in a while, a new release will include a scene or two from these older movies, in which case the quality is up to their current standard for new releases, but these are somewhat rare and unpredictable.
Third, full scenes are generally split into two or three downloads. This itself wouldn't be such an issue, but the site is set up to allow only one or two downloads at a time, which is an extreme annoyance. Combined with the fact that there aren't screenshot or mini-segment previews, this potentially means a lot of time wasted downloading something you don't actually like.
Finally, the new releases over the past year or so have been a bit light on hardcore, b/g content for my taste. More to the point, the majority of new b/g scenes tend to be with the same models - which is great if you like them, but most of the freshest, newest models they find stick exclusively with solo or lesbian action.
With such a long list of cons, this may sound like a negative review, but the cons only really stand out because the overall content is so good. Although expensive (price is denominated in euros), you really can't get this fine content anywhere else except from their DVD store. Overall, a fantastic site with incredible, exclusive content. |
